Major League Lacrosse: Leveille leads Machine by Bayhawks, 17-14

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Led by a game-high four goals and an assist from attackman Kevin Leveille, the Chicago Machine earned its second win in the last three games with a 17-14 Major League Lacrosse victory over the Chesapeake Bayhawks at Joe Walton Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The win allowed the Machine to snap a three-game losing streak against the Bayhawks while handing the Bayhawks their first loss of the season.

The Machine jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the opening 12 minutes of the game as Leveille scored a pair of goals. But, the Bayhawks answered by scoring three consecutive goals, including a pair from attackman Andrew "Buggs" Combs, to even the score at 4-4 with 7:44 remaining in the second quarter.

Midfielders Terry Kimener and Chris Rotelli ignited a 4-1 spurt by the Machine by scoring back-to-back goals in a 90-second span, giving Chicago an 8-5 lead at the intermission.

After Bayhawks midfielder Kyle Dixon opened the second half scoring just 33 seconds into the third quarter, the Machine used goals from five different players during a 5-2 run to extend the advantage to 13-8 with six seconds left in the frame.

The teams traded goals four times to begin the fourth quarter before the Bayhawks got goals from Billy Glading and Danny Glading. But, the Machine defense held the Bayhawks off in the final minute to secure the victory.

While Leveille led the Machine with four goals and one assist, Rotelli contributed his second straight "hat trick" with a three-goal performance. Midfielders Bill McGlone and Brett Garber each scored twice with an assist as the Machine outshot the Bayhawks by a 53-48 margin.

Combs scored four goals with an assist to lead the Bayhawks in a losing effort while Danny Glading scored two goals. Goalkeeper Chris Garrity made 16 saves in the loss.

The Machine will travel to Toronto on Saturday for a rematch against the Nationals. Chicago won the first meeting of the season by a 16-9 margin two weeks ago.